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Look into Asahi Linux. Its a community driven project Fedora (and other distros) to run on newer Silicon Mac's. I have it on my M2 MBP and its amazing. It may not be for everyone since it runs AARCH64 / battery isnt great (6+ hours). But its my best looking Linux install due to its screen
I was going to grab an M2 MBP for this reason! Why such a battery life difference? Can you expound upon that AARCH64 reasoning? Does the hardware work as claimed on the project website? Do you have a sense of what the future holds for asahi?
it’s not worth it to me. the battery life is a huge feature, and it does feel like Asahi development has slowed. i have enough computers to tinker with. i bought my Macbook specifically to be an entry point into my other machines, i.e. from the airport or brewery or coffee shop.
maybe when it makes sense to buy a new laptop i’ll find some time and motivation to contribute, but just using Asahi doesn’t really appeal to me.